20 Mar 2024
DIGITALEUROPE publishes position paper on FP10
DIGITALEUROPE, a trade association representing digitally transforming industries in Europe, has published a position paper on FP 10: 'Elevating EU innovation through strategic investments and collaboration'.
DIGITALEUROPE calls for an ambitious FP10 – with an increased budget and more attractive conditions for industry participation. The association states that active involvement of the digital and technology industry in the programme, both as a co-design actor and as future contributor, is essential:
- Investment in green digital technologies should be boosted through an increased Horizon Europe budget of €200 billion, aiming at a 25% digital target across all EU funding programmes and moving closer to the 85% goal of EU companies utilising information and communications technologies (ICT) to mitigate their environmental impact. The proposed budget will also contribute to closing the skills shortages gap by 2030.
- Industry’s expertise, talent pool and ability to bring advanced innovations to the market make it an essential stakeholder in R&I programmes, the association states. FP10 should seek to incentivise industry participation, including through technology-readiness-level (TRL) balance and more attractive legal and contractual conditions.
- All relevant stakeholders must be included by incentivising successful cooperation initiatives, streamlining application procedures that open up to smaller actors, and ensuring better coordination with other funding programmes.
DIGITALEUROPE: 'Elevating EU innovation through strategic investments and collaboration'